Recorder (Mar. 1919)

THE KECORDEh - 1895-1920

Toronto Bible College

16 SPADINA ROAD

TORONTO

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A FORWARD MOVEMENT

At a Conference on World Evan-
gelism and Vital Christianity att>M-
the Wai", held in (.Miieago last month,

I a day was devoted to tiie Bible In-
stitutes and their special task. Re-

I prescntatives ot seven or eight oi'
these institutions were present, in-
cluding the two in Canada, t!.e
Toronto Bible College and the re-
'••■ntly oi-ganized Bible Training
School in Vancouver. They had a
conference among themselves in the
morning and took i)art in the public
mci'tings during the afternoon and
evening.

There was general nnaniniity in
llie conviction that the time has come
for an advance movement and foi-
closer co-operation. The Bible Insti-
tutes have made an important contri-
bution to the life and work of the
churches during the past twenty-fiv(»
years. They are called to fill a much

I larger place and do a still greater
work in the futui-c. Two committees
were appointed to i)rcparc plans for
eo-opcration and advancement along
certain sugg<'stcd lines.

One of these committees is to draw
up a statenn^nt of doctrine ui)on
which the Bible Institutes mav unite.

W'liilc these schools have been gi\ing
a great impetus to the systematic
study of the Scriptures, they have
been also emj)hasizing the great
fundamental realities of the Chi-is-
tiaii faitli. While they have sprung
up separatelx' and carried on their
work hithei-to independently of one
another, they have really been united
in their c()mnu)n loyalty to the gi'eat
spii-itual vei'ities, howevei- much they
uuiy diffei- in their methods of teach-
ing and expressing these truths. It
will be the tluty of this committee lo
put forth a united "declaration of
those things which nro most surely
believed anu)ng us."

The other committee is to prepare
a plan for co-ordinating the courses
of study provided by the Bible In-
stitutes, and extending their scope.
—Hitherto the Bible School movement-
has not felt called to enter the Held
of academic or theological training.
It has become clear, however, that in
view of the great and pi-essing u'eds
of the Chur<'h and the world to-day
the Bible Schools nuist lengthen
their cords and strengthen tlu'ir
stakes. It is pi'oposed that the
courses already provided should be
strengthened and the standard rais-
ed, and that in soim- of the institu-

THE EfiCO&DER

tioiis pl'ttvisioii slioiiM lie iii;i(h' I'oi'
a tlioroiiirh training lor the niinisti'v.
It tlif Cliinvh is to fullill its task o!"
makiii'j: ("lirist kimwii to tlii' world
larj^tT miiiihris ol trained woi'kcrs
must be cnlistt'd. hoth to caiTv tlie
(Josi>i'l abroad and to siii)j)iy tlie
iiiinisti-y at home. Tlu'rc arc large
nmiilirrs of youiiir pi'oplc who would
!)(' rcspousivo to leadei-sliip in this
dirtn-tiou tiuit arc not hciuj; reaciuHl
by the I'cjrular (•huivii aiicncios. Foi-
many reasons the eolk'fres of the ])i"e-
sent day fail to atti'aet tlu'iu. 'riie\'
are beiuii reached and attracted by
the Bible Institutes. Thousands of
students luive l)een enrolled l)y these
schools, and the atteiulance in them is
inereasinuf evei-y year. It is sui'cly
wise and ri»rht in the i-eal interests
of the cause of (' lirist and in the best
interests of the churches themselves,
that this constituency should be
thorouirhly cultivated. "The Bib'e In-
stitutes propose to provide for these
students as S(diolarly and efficient
('hi'istian ('(lucation as can l)e found
anvwhei'c.

AN EVENING WITH THE
OFFICIALS

A most enjoyable and profitable
evcnin<; was spent at the Hible Col-
lege Friday. Feb. 14th. when the
Hoard of Dii-ectoi-s. incinbcrs of the
Council and Facult\- met informally
with the students to hear from them
what the work of the ("ollege is
• loing.

I'nder the direction of oui* Vice-
President. Dr. .Mcl\a>'. all present
Were led at one.' into the atnujsphci'c
of fellowshij) and communion, so that
from the beginning to the end of the
two hours spent together thei'c was
not a dull moment.

It would be diflicult to say who re
ceived the most benefit from the
gathering, the students or the o'li-
cers, as the statements of interest and
apj)reciation vied with each other
from both sides.

One of the most interested pei'sons
l)resent was Kev. W. Fllis. M.A., B.I).,
Principal of the Vancouver Bible
Training School, which has I'ecently
ix'cn organized on the coast, and al-
ready has a lai-ge enrollment.

Among other things he said:

"There is an unanimity betwecii
Bible Schools which is peculiai-, and
not to be found in other institutions
— the English Bible is adequate t')
meet all the needs of the present day
in the ministry."

A member of Council said:

"We need to know what is being
done aiul how it is being done — that
is what w'e are learning here to-
night."

Anothei' :

"As we look at the chaolic state
of the world at ])i'esent. what a need
there is for helping to meet it as
you are pi'epai-ing to do here."

Another :

"This nu'cting has been a real in-
spii'ation to me."

It is not possible to record all that
the students (past and present) said
by way of appreciation of the work
done at the College, but the following
will ffive an idea of their feeliiig:

"I have had a chance to taste the
good things of education, but what I
received here is the best of all." —
A Cniversity graduate.

"Th's College has meant more to
me than any other school I have at-
tended."— A graduate in theology.

"I have leai'ued here how^ to use
the swoi'd of the Spii-it so as to gain
the victoi'y ovci- the enemy."

"I was l)orn a nnssioiuiry here, and
now 1 am living out my life for South
America. "

Towai'd the (dose of the evening
the Principal said: "Bible Schools
ha\(' contributed spii-'tual service to
tlic ('liristian Chuivdi. whi(di the
('Inin-li has not fully appreciated. _
Tlicic is still a large!' field for these
institutions to enter in oi'der to me(>t
t lie needs of 1 lie pres(>nt day. "

TUE RECUKDER

A BOY MISSIONARY

(NDTK: Tlif lull..wiiij; :iili.l,', written t.y
\\v\-. I'rtfi- tstrimt:. I).l> , Sii|iiM-int('iuloiit I'ri'sby-
It-riaii IJxiiif Missiiiiih in Saskuti'lii-wiin, iip|)ciiri-(l
in 'Tlie I'l-fsb' Icriiin iiiul \V^'Mnlin^tl•r■ ' u few
Wft'k.s iijjo. Tlif ' ' Hiiy MiNsioniiry ' ' is Mr.
Kt'nn«'th I'rior, ii student of tlie present eliiss, s
in the Bible College, i

A Caiiiuliaii hoy, not yet niiic-
ttH'ii, applied last spring to the Haanl
of Home Missions and Soeial Sorviee
tor work, anti asked tliat lie be sent
to a frontier field. I'pon the re.oni-
niendation of his eolle^'e prineipa!,
we appointeil him to a Held twenty-
tive miles from a railway and where
jio regnlar missionary of any ehnrcii
had ever worked, although many oi
the people had been settled there
from six to ten years.

We visited his field on Sept. 8th,
and from the time we lett a railway
station on Saturday afternoon, until
we retui'ned to it on Monday fore-
noon, we had travelled 90 miles. It
was one of the most interesting trips
of the sunnner. This Canadian hoy.
with a passion for preaehing and a
love for the Seriptures, set to work
in the spring and nuide a survey of
the territory to which he was sent,
and after encountering dirticulties
which would have discouraged some
missionaries, he opened services in
three .school houses, that required
liini to ride ~)0 miles each week for
the round trip.

He made the acquaintance of
every man, woman and child in .six
townshii)s, and was continually
wisely recommending Christ as
Saviour and Friend to the people
whom he met. He organized three
first-class Sunday Schools and suc-
ceeded in enlisting the help of ctlfi-
cient workers.

We had a great Sunday with him.
At the morning service we baptize;!
eleven <'hi!di-en and organized a
communion roll with thirteen, and re-
ceived six ot them on j)rofession of
faith and at the evening service bap-
tized twelve and organized a com-
munion roll witli fo\ii", and ad-

ministered the Lord's supper- at each
place. We had a letter from the
missioiuiry sinec our visit, and he
rejoiced to repoi-f tliat tiiree more
had accei>ted (.'hi-ist as Saviour and
Friend.

We had a business meetLng at tlie
close of each service and, although
the crops were poor in the district,
each congi'egation conti"ibute<l its
allocation to Salary, liudgi-t. Synod
and Fi'esbyteiw funds. The people
wish this missionary sent back again
next sumiiKM-.

TWO RECENT VISITORS

(KroMi till- I'rislix ti lian and W.>tiiiiMst'T. )

Two speakers from across tlie
border have addressed large and
deeply interested audiences in this
city recently. It is diflfieult to im-
agine a greater contrast in style and
method than was to be seen in these
two men. And yet they were similar
in the sincerity and intense convic-
tion with which they presented their
respective messages.

Charles Gallaudet Trumlnill is the
editor of the widely-known Sunday
School Times. lie followed his dis-
tinguished father in this important
position. A few years ago he had a
very definite exj)erience regarding
the i)rivileges and ])ossibilities of the
Christian life. It is no new invention
but only the discovery of an old
ti'Uth long agb unfolded by ^Marshall
in his Classic on Sanctification, viz..
that through faith in a living Christ,
the Christian life becomes one of vic-
toi'y, not defeat. (Quietly and ear-
nestly, without any dramatic or
rhetorical effort, he set forth the
truth that had worked such a change
in his own life, and hundreds hung
upon his words and got a new vision
of what their own Christian lif(^
coidd be and ought to be.

Kev. Paul Rader is not, what some
rather sneeringly call, a peripatetic
e\angelist. but is pastor-evangelist in
the Moody Tabei'nacle — the largest

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«'»)ii^M"i'^';itit)ii ill ( 'liic.i^o. He is a li\-
h\il (lynanio — n innii of treinoncloiis
('m'r»ry. Possi'ssiii^ a massivo, well-
knit allilclif frame, lie turns its whole
force into his |>l■l■a(•hi^^^ This, eoni-
hined with a jiulieious use of hum ir
and a strikinir dramatic powei-, com-
pels the attention of ins audience.
liut ho could not have socurod in so
short a time tlie results that were se-
cured in Massey Hall last week if he
had not been preachin<; with intense
conviction and in the power of the
Divine Spirit.

Possibly as a preacher he wouhl be
classed with John the Baptist rather
than with John the Apostle. His ex-
posure and denunciation of sin was
at times simply terrific. Who that
heard him will ever forget his de-
scription of the sin of Herod and
Herodias? But the "wooinjr note"
was not absent, and he never failed
to hold up the Cross and its bleedinfz:
Victim as the only and all-sufficient
salvation for sinful men.

He would be classed by some as
extremely orthodox and no doubt lie
would never deny that impeachment,
but his message and method proved
their woi-th by achievement. Hun-
dreds, who during these services
have turned from sin to the Saviour
and found i)ar(lon and peace in Him.
will thank fJod for his visit and all
who have come into contact with his
genial Chri.stian personality hope
and pray that this will not be his last
visit.

PHILIP K. LEM

it is with deep i-egret we i-ecord
the death of tliis Chinese student.
who gra<luated from the Bil)le Col-
lege in U)17. Since tiiat time he had
been pursuing his studies in Mc-
Master I'niversity in this city, and
in the Southern P>ai)tist Seminary in
Louisville. Ky. He died on January
24th in a hospital at South Px'iul.
Indiana.

.Mr. Lciii was a leader among the
Cliiistian Chinese of Toronto. He!
served as President of the ChineSi
Students' Association, and Vice
president of the Chinese Christian
Association. He had also visited dif-
ferent centres in Ontario on behalf
of Baptist mission work among tl e
Chinese.

During his course in the Bible
College he won the esteem and affec-
tion of his fellow students and of hi-;
instructors.

NOTES

The closing exercises of the session
will be held on Friday, April 2r)th.

Mi.ss Nellie E. Houlding ('08) was
married on Feb. 6th at ^It. Pleasant.
Out., to .Mr. Albei-t W. Ward, of Cal-
gary. Alta.

Rev. H. S. Bennett ('05 ) has been
called to tlie Vittoria Baptist Church.

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